Ending Desire
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vēṇṭāmai yaṉṉa viḻuccelva mīṇṭillai / yāṇṭum aḵtoppa til
“No glorious wealth is here like freedom from desire; / To bliss like this not even there can soul aspire.”
“There is no greater wealth here below than desirelessness: and wherever thou goest thou canst find no treasure that equalleth it.”
There is no excellent wealth here equal to desirelessness; in any other realm too, nothing matches it.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
வேண்டாமை அன்ன விழுச் செல்வம் ஈண்டு இல்லை= ஒரு பொருளையும் அவாவாமையை ஒக்கும் விழுமிய செல்வம் காணப்படுகின்ற இவ்வுலகின்கண் இல்லை; ஆண்டும் அஃது ஒப்பது இல்= இனி அவ்வளவேயன்று, கேட்கப்படுகின்ற துறக்கத்தின்கண்ணும் அதனை ஒப்பதில்லை.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
There is no noble treasure in this earthly world equal to the wealth of desirelessness; and even in the highest celestial realms, nothing matches its glory.
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